Planting sustainable seeds in young minds: the need to teach planetary health to children

Borries, Rosa von; Guinto, Renzo R; Thomson, Deborah; Abia, Wilfred A.; Lowe, Rachel

doi:10.1016/s2542-5196(20)30241-2

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“…It will therefore be necessary to intensify awareness and education campaigns among students who could be a good relay of information to other members in their communities as seen in Borries et al . [ 11 ]. Furthermore, the rabies virus was recognized by 45.2% of respondents in Benin as the cause of canine rabies and 53.2% also recognized that human rabies is a disease transmitted from dog to human.…”

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Evaluation of the knowledge, attitudes and practices of students at the University of Abomey-Calavi on rabies in Benin Republic, West Africa

Sessou

Noudeke

Thomson³

et al. 2021

Pan Afr Med J

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Introduction rabies is a vaccine-preventable viral zoonotic disease. Once clinical symptoms appear, rabies is fatal in almost 100% of cases. The objective of this study was to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes and practices of students at the University of Abomey-Calavi in Benin on rabies in order to explore the factors that promote the occurrence of this zoonosis. Methods for this purpose, a descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted among 263 randomly-selected students. The collected data were analyzed by R software with logistic regression. Results out of all the 263 respondents, 53.2% (n=140) of the students claimed to have heard of canine rabies, compared to 47.5% (n=125) for human rabies. Stray dogs were recognized by 49.0% (n=129) as a prevailing source of rabies infection in people; bites from these dogs were considered as a means of rabies contagion (41.4%; n=109) and vaccination of dogs was considered by 32.7% (n=86) as a means of rabies control in both people and dogs. In case of a dog bite, 60.5% (n=159) of respondents would visit a western medicine human clinic first. For the fate of the biting dog, 18.6% (n=49) and 27.4% (n=72) of respondents, respectively, prefer to euthanize the dog or take the dog to the veterinarian for observation. Regarding the perceived consequences of inaction after a dog bite, 58.2% (n=140) mentioned the risk of rabies. Students in human or animal health were 3 times more aware on rabies. Conclusion this study identifies the gaps in students´ knowledge, attitudes and practices about effective rabies prevention and control. It will therefore be necessary to intensify awareness and education campaigns among students who could be a good relay of information to other members in their communities.

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“…In conclusion, the authors are in agreement with the findings of Borries et al . [ 11 ] and Thomson [ 22 ] in that the control of this diseases such as rabies requires heightened public awareness and education in order to change behavior and reduce risk of disease transmission. Our study has several limitations.…”

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confidence: 99%

Evaluation of the knowledge, attitudes and practices of students at the University of Abomey-Calavi on rabies in Benin Republic, West Africa

Sessou

Noudeke

Thomson³

et al. 2021

Pan Afr Med J

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“…Such concerns occurred in children aged 10 −12 years who have not experienced disasters related to severe weather events indicating that children can be more at risk for pessimism about the future of their world (Strife, 2012). Encouraging children to participate in conservation efforts and to become engaged in the natural world and efforts to reduce climate change impacts can not only improve their pessimistic outlook but also help them to become citizens who engage as stakeholders for the global environment (Strife, 2012;Von Borries et al, 2020).…”

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Climate Change and Health of Children: Our Borrowed Future

Leffers¹

2022

Journal of Pediatric Health Care

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Children are disproportionately vulnerable to the impacts of climate change because of physiological, developmental, behavioral, and social factors. In addition, they are likely to bear the consequences of these impacts over their life course. This paper reviews the health impacts of climate change on children's health, highlights specific vulnerabilities and offers recommendations to pediatric health care professionals for mitigation, adaptation, policy, and personal interventions to address our changing climate. Health care professionals can help families in mitigation and adaptation strategies to reduce their risk from climate change.

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“…Planetary health must also be introduced to the school curriculum to produce a new generation of Filipinos that value holistic and balanced health of humans and the planet. 6 We also plan to cocreate a national planetary health research agenda that will serve as a guide for local researchers and funders, and to establish closer ties with national and local government agencies to ensure the translation of planetary health knowledge into policy and practice. Finally, we hope to build strong international connections with research institutes and organisations abroad to contribute to the healing and renewal of the planet-a legacy for the future children of the Philippines and the world.…”

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Establishing a community for planetary health in the Philippines

Guinto

Parungao-Balolong

Flores

et al. 2021

The Lancet Planetary Health

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Planting sustainable seeds in young minds: the need to teach planetary health to children

Cited by 16 publications

References 9 publications

Evaluation of the knowledge, attitudes and practices of students at the University of Abomey-Calavi on rabies in Benin Republic, West Africa

Evaluation of the knowledge, attitudes and practices of students at the University of Abomey-Calavi on rabies in Benin Republic, West Africa

Climate Change and Health of Children: Our Borrowed Future

Establishing a community for planetary health in the Philippines

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